Left: Wasp and hornets nests next to driveway further to the left on the sloping hill just behind wall along sidewalk.
Some kids burn critters with magnifying glasses, but the Jensen kids and a few ad hoc friends every summer would pit kid guts, hoses and brooms against an angry nest of hornets and wasps in a small hole next to the driveway and the sidewalk. The front of the house looked like the fire department had just arrived. Hoses, like anti-aircraft guns, caught targets coming out, going in and airborne. Bringing them down, they would be immediately swatted and killed- or we hoped, but not always the case. It just made a few even madder.
Great fun and certainly is the reason the Jensen kids had the best hand-eye coordination in the neighborhood. Also, another reason we could really run FAST.
Left: Running, but disclaimers abound on many levels with this picture.
I was in charge of removing the hopefully dead wasps. I used a shovel to scoop them up off the driveway and deposit them in a window well in the back of the house. I remember on more than one occasion a mildly stunned, angry bee coming to life on the trip to the back yard. Run for your life...
ReplyDeleteHeaven help the poor innocent that parked their car on the street -- with windows down.
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